Chapter 4 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, well," he cried with studied joviality. "Look what I found!" Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child. "Oh, goody!" she gurgled. "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
Chapter 4 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!”
something considered choice to eat
From this reading “"Oh, goody!" she gurgled.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “"Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.”
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading “Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “"Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!”
(used as complement) to the utmost degree
From this reading “Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
later than; following
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
set up or found
From this reading "Look what I found!"
something considered choice to eat
From this reading "Oh, goody!" she gurgled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, goody!" she gurgled.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Look what I found!"
feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look what I found!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, goody!" she gurgled.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, goody!" she gurgled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
tasting sour like a lemon
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Look what I found!"
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, well," he cried with studied joviality.
(used as complement) to the utmost degree
From this reading Toffee clapped her hands after the manner of a witless child.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "Some of that wonderful fine old tangy whiskey!
Chapter 4 of No time for Toffee! by Henry Farrell holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 412 sentences of No time for Toffee!, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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